Last Nov. South Dakotans voted to raise the minimum hourly wage to $8.50 and index future increases to the annual rate of inflation--or so they thought. Now, Republican legislators are pressing ahead with a bill that would allow the minimum wage to drop.

Tired of waiting for Congress to move on the issue of minimum wage, a number of US states have taken matters into their own hands. In 21 states and the District of Columbia, the new year brings with it a pay raise for those earning a minimum wage.

South Dakota's minimum wage currently stands at $7.25. In about two weeks, voters will decide whether to raise the wage to $8.50. Given the state's relatively low cost of living, the extra $1.25 would make a huge difference in the lives of low-wage worker

Under pressure to raise the state's minimum wage, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker confidently declared that there was no need. Low-wage workers had filed a complaint charging that the state's minimum wage -- $7.25 -- did not constitute a "living wage" as...

"I'm tired of hearing about the minimum wage. I really am," Christie said in the short clip that was posted online. "I don't think there is a mother or father sitting around a kitchen table tonight in America who are saying, 'You know honey, if...

...how the Koch brothers plan to turn the American electorate away from "collectivization" and toward "liberty" by persuading a critical mass of voters to repeal most of the economic regulations of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The minimum wage in Pennsylvania has been sitting stagnant at $7.25 for years. Amidst all the talk of raising federal minimum wage, only 10 states are currently set to raise their minimum wage over the next two years. $7.25 an hour is not a "liveable" wag

"Seattle will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over the coming years under a deal brokered by Mayor Ed Murray and blessed by labor and business groups alike, city leaders announced Thursday afternoon."

Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour would reduce federal food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a year, according to a report to be released Wednesday by the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress.